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Vol. 41, No. 4.
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University Offers
Aeronautics Course
Civilian pilot training program,
both primary and secondary, is
again offered by the college of
engineering in conjunction with
the Civil Aeronautics Administra
tion, Dean O. J. Ferguson an
nounced Monday.
Courses conducted dining the
first semester from Sept. 29 until
Jan. 15 are to be repeated the sec
ond semester. Enrollment is open
to male citizens of the United
States who were 19 years of age
or over Sept. 1, but in the case
of the primary course, the maxi
mum age limit is 25. Applicants
under 21 must furnish written
approval from parents or guar
dian, according to Dean Ferguson.
Enrol'ecs must pass a physical
examination and meet certain
scholastic requirements. Those in
the primary course must have
completed at least 27 credit hours
if enrolled in the university last
year and matriculated for the
year 1941-42. If not regularly en
rolled at the university, students
must have completed at least 63
acceptable credit hours.
College Work Required
For the secondary -course, a
minimum of two full years of
college work is required and ap
Congdon Says
Registrations
Up to Normal
Prospects of a drastic registra
tion drop from last year's total
have decreased, according to Dr.
A. R. Congdon, head of the uni
versity assignment committee.
"Registrations are up to normal
and may go higher than any other
first day. We are using the same
procedure as last year and it has
proved entirely satisfactory," Dr.
Congdon said.
Upperclassman who have not
paid their fees may pick up their
registration at the university as
signment committee in social sci
ence 311, and pay fees until 5
(See REGISTRATION, page 2)
WAA Entertains
New Students
Freshman and transfer wom
en are invited to attend the
WAA party in Grant Memo
rial from 7:30 to 9:30 this eve
ning. Guests will play games
and get acquainted, officers
announced.
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Home for 48 ag college women
for this school year will be Love
Memorial Cooperative hall, the
newest of girls' dormitories. The
building was constructed with the
endowment left by the late Don L.
plicants must hold a currently ef
fective private pilot's certificate
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. . . will accept applications
from a previous civilian pilot
training session.
Seventy-two hours of ground
(See CAA, page 2)
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Cornhusker Editor Issues
Call for Yearbook Workers
A general call was issued yes
terday by Shirley Russel, Corn
husker editor, for all students who
wish a position on the annual.
Sophomores, juniors, and sen
iors who are carrying a course
Y Distributes
500 fN' Books
Cards Not Necessary
for Priee Reduction
More than 500 "N" books have
been distributed since the opening
of the sale of the directories last
Friday, according to an announce
ment made yesterday by Louise
Frolich, editor of the 1941 book.
It was also announced that
freshmen and transfer students
may obtain "N" books without
presenting the special "N" book
cards and still get the price re
duction. Price of the book is five
cents for all freshmen and transfer
students and 25 cents for all other
students.
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Love and is In memorial to Mrs.
Love.
House director of Love hall is
Mrs. Hailie Blievernicht who said,
"I believe that it is a privilege for
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Fraternities
Pledge 180
Second Day
Sigma Alpha Mu, Zola
Beta Tau File Lists;
Deadline Noon Today
Monday, with less than twenty
four hours in which to reach their
last year's quota which numbered
252 pledges, the interfraternity
council offices reported that ap
proximately 180 pledge cards had
been accepted from the 310 regis
trants. Rushees, however, can sign
assumption cards until noon, to
day. The complete list of pledge's
names will be published in Wed
nesday's issue of the Daily Ne
braskan. Two fraternities, Sigma
Alpha Mu and Zeta Beta Tau,
have already turned in their com
plete list of pledges.
A meeting to discuss illegal
rushing was tentively scheduled
for later in the week.
that qualifies them for activities
may apply on Wednesday at 1
p. m.
It is an excellent chance for
sophomores to work up on either
the business or editorial staffs and
for the juniors or seniors to gain
experience in business managing
or copy writing, said Miss Russel.
The positions open are the ad
ministration, student government,
junior, senior, publications,
beauty, organizations, fraternity,
sorority, military, athletics, fine
arts, society, index, and women
editorships. The latter is a new
addition to the staff.
Those interested in the business
staff see David Walcott, Jack
Hogan, or Shirley Russel. Contact
Alice Louise Becker, Larry Hu
waldt, or Shirley Russel if a po
sition on editorial staff is desired.
The offices are in basement of
Union.
Anyone who has had experience
as a photographer may also apply
for a position.
Staff positions will be an
nounced the middle of next week.
gtrls to live in this grand hall and
certainly a privilege for me to live
with them." Only undergraduates
will reside in the new dormitory,
Each student, when selected to
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At the same time, the honorary announced that six or eight other
cheerleaders will be named at try-outs at 10 a. m. today in the DAILY
Frosh Cap
Sales Begins
Satisfactorily
With red-robed Innocents can
vassing every freshman at the end
of the registration lines at the
coliseum yesterday, sales of caps
and "beanies" began "satisfactor
ily," according to Paul Svoboda,
chairman of the Innocents' fresh
man cap drive.
Men's red caps with cream col
ored numerals will be ready for
distribution at Ben Simons & Sons
store on Friday and Saturday, ac
cording to Svoboda. Women's
beanies won't be in for a week or
ten days, he said.
Both beanies and caps are being
sold for 50 cents, and all freshman
are urged to carry on another UN
tradition by co-operating in the
sale which will continue at the
coliseum Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Weather
Can't Phase Coeds
But Fashion Can
Lincoln and vicinity cooler to
day and partly cloudy with small
chance of thunder showers, hail,
or snow.
Wimen and weather 1 o n g
sleeves in hot weather heeless
shoes in snow floppy hats on
windy days beanies on calm
days. Somebody is gooney!
Ain't it a hell of a thing? Why
is it always a fact that when
classes start that little old tube
of mercury starts showing how it
can play too? Why do we the
unhappy femmes of the higher
educational house labor and per
vail in these "absolutely devine
sweaters?" The temperature has
just been hitting 80 this week, you
know.
Countryman
Positions Open
Several positions are open
this semester on the Cornhusk
er Countryman staff. Posts that
are open include: editor; home
economics and agricultural edi
tors; circulation manager; and
several associates and assist
ants on both the editorial and
business staffs.
Make applications in room
201 ag hall. Final decisions are
to be made Sept. 20 by the ag
college student publications
committee.
Women
Lincoln joumu
stay In the hall, receives the equiv-
alent of a J100 scholarship. This
scholarship is not given to her in
the form of money, but is figured
(See LOVE HALL, page 3)
office. Judges will be Jack Stew
art, Don Steele, Walt Rundin, Paul
Svoboda and Ed Calhoun, all In
nocents, and Whittaker.
"Chief requirements," said
Stewart, chairman of the Inno
cents' committee, "are a loud,
voice, a lot of pep and real Corn
husker spirit. The applicants must
be at least sophomores meeting1
general university scholastic re
quirements." Applicants who signed up yes
terday afternoon are Jack Donley,
Kurt Porjes, Sheldon Kaufman,
Don Tracy, Mark Hargrave, Jack
Miggins, Jim Vanlandingham,
Jack Hogan and Rolland Findley.
Other men may still apply at the
meeting today.
Frankforter
Delivers Oath
to Freshmen
Convo Features Talks
By Boucher, Jones, Thiel;
Songs,YclIs on Program
Administration of the Corn
husker oath to all new students by
Colonel C. J. Frankforter wiil
mark the climax of the annual
freshman convocation Thursday at
4 p. m. in the coliseum.
Chancellor C. S. Boucher, Major
Lawrence "Biff" Jones, and Bur
ton Thiel, president of Innocents
society, will make brief speeches
of welcome. Also included on the
program will be Nebraska yells
led by two Cornhusker cheerlead
ers. Printed copies of the yells
will be distributed.
Mrs. Verna Boyles, dean of
women, T. J. Thompson, dean of
men, all Innocents, Mortar Boards,
Corn Cobs and Tassels will attend,
FacultyBoohs
On Exhibition
In Library
A special exhibit of ten books
by present and former university
faculty members is being dis
played on the second floor of the
library this week.
Some of the books in the exhibit
taken from the university collec
tion of faculty writings include:
"Every College Students Prob
lems," 0. H. Werner, professor
of principals of education.
"The Conduct of Physical Ed
ucation," Mabel Lee, head of the.
women's physical education de
partment. "Contempt of Court in Labor
Injunction Cases," C. O. Sway
zee, professor of business or
ganization and management.
"Problems in Logic," Charles
H. Patterson, professor of phil
osophy. Duplicates of the books on dis
play may be obtained by studenUl
in the library.
Counselors
Begin Activity
Memhers to Art as Bi
Sisters to New Studi-nl
Beginning a year of activity de
signed to aid new women sludenta,
coed counselors yesterday took up
duties as registration assistants
and directors of an information
bureau in the union lobby.
To assist in coliseum registra
tion, coed counselors inspect reg
istration appointment cards and
direct new students to their ad
visors. The information bureau di
rectors answer all types of ques
tions from all students, including'
upperclassmen, about registration
(See COUNSELORS, page 2)